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		<title>By: suhayl</title>
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		<dc:creator>suhayl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Failsworth..me auld pal...bob on mate..absolute nail on fuckin head</description>
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		<title>By: Mannyutd</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mannyutd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Challenge!!! . The only challenge hes got is what to spend all that doh on. Because they wont be challenging for anything else. 33 years!!!!</description>
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		<title>By: Failsworth Devil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Failsworth Devil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;d swap him for Nani... as i really do not think Nani can handle the big stage with us... 

There is no doubting that Nani has the ability... Veron had the ability... but couldnt handle it... 

I dont know if what i am saying is a load of bollox...but there is just sommat about him that aint cutting it for me... 

Whether or not he thinks he has made it... when he clearly hasnt i dont know... 

I know that he is a practical joker and apparently really good around the dressing room... but the main priority is that you deliver on the pitch... and he is just so Jekyl and Hyde... and he needs to bring consistency to his skills... needs to develop his judgement skills, ie when to do the fancy footwork or to simply get the ball in the box... 

Robinho would fit in very well with our lads i have no doubt about that... 

Going off the subject... i thought Carlito looked like a dead man walking the other night as though he knew he was on his way out.. 

Pig Face and Oshea need to be sold... Spurs might be interested in that option and if we could get about £10m combined for the pair of them then i would be happy with that.. 

We are just not clicking this season... and i know ultimately the blame rests with the players as they are simply not perfoming.. i think it really is sommat to do with Mike Phelan.. 

Lets be honest Phelan wasnt exactly the most gifted footballer was he?? Nope... so why does that make him a gifted coach... &quot;He isnt&quot;.

I dont think we actually realise just how good of a coach CQ is... i have said this before.... i didnt particularly like the fella... but he is a top notch coach... shite manager... but quality coach... with great scouting networks and got us playing the football that got us the double last year.. 

I dont think that it is coincidence that when he went to Madrid we wont shite all that year... and when he come back we wont the league 2 years on the trot... and now he has gone again we aint playing good football... and we are lucky to be where we are in the league really...

I might sound pessimistic... but i aint... i am one of the faithful and loyal as fuck when it comes to united... as a lot of you know... i just think the game has become that technical nowadays... SAF needs the likes of a CQ on his side... there is no doubt that SAF is the best man manager, motivator, developer of players thats ever graced the game... but he needs that technical nouse by his side... and thats what CQ gave him.. 

I could type and type for hours on end about what i think is going wrong... and i can think of numerous things... but i honestly believe that the following players need to move onto pastures new and use the money to develop us again... 

I would sell :

O&#039;Shea - Just has not advanced from such a promising 1st season... 

Park - I cannot have a go at his work ethic... but he is not penetrative enough on the flank and really doesnt give enough in front of goal.. 

Nani - If Tosic takes his chance then i think this could be his last season for us as this lad is so hot and cold its unreal... he has fantastic ability.. but he is not giving his all in my eyes and he will ultimately pay the price for it as the fans are gonna turn on him &quot; we can give him only so much time to adjust and settle and in my eyes has had plenty of time now&quot;.

Kuschak - He is dodgy... no other word for it.. he sends waves of worry throughout our defence whenever he plays.. he cannot kick.. he looks a liability in one on one situations... not impressed with him at all.

Tevez - Now i know a lot of you are gonna jump on me for this... but he is not playing the way someone should be for who wants to try and get a permanent deal... and it is true on 3 seperate occassions that he has said that he wants to return to play for Boca Juniors in 5 years time.. and if that is the case then £32m over 5 years is £6.4m a year plus his salary and based on £80k a week is £4.16m a year.. that totals to £10.56m a year... (so its understandable that we are reluctant to pay out for this deal)... If he was to stay for 8 or 9 years then maybe so... but 5 years at a cost of £52.8m would be a hell of a lot of money to shell out.

Darron Gibson - Yes he is young, and does have ability... but when Hargo is fit... you also have Carrick who i think he a very very good footballer but doesnt get the credit, then also Fletcher who in the past i havent been his biggest fan, but he is definately improving each year, and then you have Ando, who hasnt featured that much this year.. but is a fans favourite and will definately become a great player... if we take the reigns off him and stop asking him to be so defensive all the time. - What i am trying to say is if we could get £3-4m for Gibson in the summer then we should take it.

Welbeck - He is only a puppy so dont sell him just yet... i would give him a couple of year... but do think sending him out on loan would really help his development.. its obvious that reserve football is not the right level for him... and his 1st team opportunities are limited so send him out to a Premier League club like West Brom or Wigan where he will get games, and ultimately improve him, then give him the chance and if he doesnt cut it then we would have to sell.

I think we should get rid of what we need to ... make about £30m off the players, and also get the wage bill down... and go and get a couple of £15m players.. that would really enhance the squad rather than utilise it... 

I just think we have some amazing players... that also give 100%

I think we have amazing players... that dont give 100% unforunately.

I think we have squad players that are useful and others that aint.

I would like to see what this Petruzzi is like... as he has been banging them in for the youth etc... and am looking forward to see what Campbell brings to us when he gets back from Spurs.. the only prob now is that his chances are gonna be limited as they have bought Defoe....(A player i think would have been really suited to us).

There you go ive had my rant... lets just go and do what we do best.. and turn the rentboys over at weekend and get our season going..  

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;d swap him for Nani&#8230; as i really do not think Nani can handle the big stage with us&#8230; </p>
<p>There is no doubting that Nani has the ability&#8230; Veron had the ability&#8230; but couldnt handle it&#8230; </p>
<p>I dont know if what i am saying is a load of bollox&#8230;but there is just sommat about him that aint cutting it for me&#8230; </p>
<p>Whether or not he thinks he has made it&#8230; when he clearly hasnt i dont know&#8230; </p>
<p>I know that he is a practical joker and apparently really good around the dressing room&#8230; but the main priority is that you deliver on the pitch&#8230; and he is just so Jekyl and Hyde&#8230; and he needs to bring consistency to his skills&#8230; needs to develop his judgement skills, ie when to do the fancy footwork or to simply get the ball in the box&#8230; </p>
<p>Robinho would fit in very well with our lads i have no doubt about that&#8230; </p>
<p>Going off the subject&#8230; i thought Carlito looked like a dead man walking the other night as though he knew he was on his way out.. </p>
<p>Pig Face and Oshea need to be sold&#8230; Spurs might be interested in that option and if we could get about £10m combined for the pair of them then i would be happy with that.. </p>
<p>We are just not clicking this season&#8230; and i know ultimately the blame rests with the players as they are simply not perfoming.. i think it really is sommat to do with Mike Phelan.. </p>
<p>Lets be honest Phelan wasnt exactly the most gifted footballer was he?? Nope&#8230; so why does that make him a gifted coach&#8230; &#8220;He isnt&#8221;.</p>
<p>I dont think we actually realise just how good of a coach CQ is&#8230; i have said this before&#8230;. i didnt particularly like the fella&#8230; but he is a top notch coach&#8230; shite manager&#8230; but quality coach&#8230; with great scouting networks and got us playing the football that got us the double last year.. </p>
<p>I dont think that it is coincidence that when he went to Madrid we wont shite all that year&#8230; and when he come back we wont the league 2 years on the trot&#8230; and now he has gone again we aint playing good football&#8230; and we are lucky to be where we are in the league really&#8230;</p>
<p>I might sound pessimistic&#8230; but i aint&#8230; i am one of the faithful and loyal as fuck when it comes to united&#8230; as a lot of you know&#8230; i just think the game has become that technical nowadays&#8230; SAF needs the likes of a CQ on his side&#8230; there is no doubt that SAF is the best man manager, motivator, developer of players thats ever graced the game&#8230; but he needs that technical nouse by his side&#8230; and thats what CQ gave him.. </p>
<p>I could type and type for hours on end about what i think is going wrong&#8230; and i can think of numerous things&#8230; but i honestly believe that the following players need to move onto pastures new and use the money to develop us again&#8230; </p>
<p>I would sell :</p>
<p>O&#8217;Shea &#8211; Just has not advanced from such a promising 1st season&#8230; </p>
<p>Park &#8211; I cannot have a go at his work ethic&#8230; but he is not penetrative enough on the flank and really doesnt give enough in front of goal.. </p>
<p>Nani &#8211; If Tosic takes his chance then i think this could be his last season for us as this lad is so hot and cold its unreal&#8230; he has fantastic ability.. but he is not giving his all in my eyes and he will ultimately pay the price for it as the fans are gonna turn on him &#8221; we can give him only so much time to adjust and settle and in my eyes has had plenty of time now&#8221;.</p>
<p>Kuschak &#8211; He is dodgy&#8230; no other word for it.. he sends waves of worry throughout our defence whenever he plays.. he cannot kick.. he looks a liability in one on one situations&#8230; not impressed with him at all.</p>
<p>Tevez &#8211; Now i know a lot of you are gonna jump on me for this&#8230; but he is not playing the way someone should be for who wants to try and get a permanent deal&#8230; and it is true on 3 seperate occassions that he has said that he wants to return to play for Boca Juniors in 5 years time.. and if that is the case then £32m over 5 years is £6.4m a year plus his salary and based on £80k a week is £4.16m a year.. that totals to £10.56m a year&#8230; (so its understandable that we are reluctant to pay out for this deal)&#8230; If he was to stay for 8 or 9 years then maybe so&#8230; but 5 years at a cost of £52.8m would be a hell of a lot of money to shell out.</p>
<p>Darron Gibson &#8211; Yes he is young, and does have ability&#8230; but when Hargo is fit&#8230; you also have Carrick who i think he a very very good footballer but doesnt get the credit, then also Fletcher who in the past i havent been his biggest fan, but he is definately improving each year, and then you have Ando, who hasnt featured that much this year.. but is a fans favourite and will definately become a great player&#8230; if we take the reigns off him and stop asking him to be so defensive all the time. &#8211; What i am trying to say is if we could get £3-4m for Gibson in the summer then we should take it.</p>
<p>Welbeck &#8211; He is only a puppy so dont sell him just yet&#8230; i would give him a couple of year&#8230; but do think sending him out on loan would really help his development.. its obvious that reserve football is not the right level for him&#8230; and his 1st team opportunities are limited so send him out to a Premier League club like West Brom or Wigan where he will get games, and ultimately improve him, then give him the chance and if he doesnt cut it then we would have to sell.</p>
<p>I think we should get rid of what we need to &#8230; make about £30m off the players, and also get the wage bill down&#8230; and go and get a couple of £15m players.. that would really enhance the squad rather than utilise it&#8230; </p>
<p>I just think we have some amazing players&#8230; that also give 100%</p>
<p>I think we have amazing players&#8230; that dont give 100% unforunately.</p>
<p>I think we have squad players that are useful and others that aint.</p>
<p>I would like to see what this Petruzzi is like&#8230; as he has been banging them in for the youth etc&#8230; and am looking forward to see what Campbell brings to us when he gets back from Spurs.. the only prob now is that his chances are gonna be limited as they have bought Defoe&#8230;.(A player i think would have been really suited to us).</p>
<p>There you go ive had my rant&#8230; lets just go and do what we do best.. and turn the rentboys over at weekend and get our season going..  </p>
<p>And i think we have</p>
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		<title>By: olusanjo</title>
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		<dc:creator>olusanjo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>is he really not stupid?</description>
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		<title>By: Drew Vader</title>
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		<dc:creator>Drew Vader</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with Tom actually, since he&#039;s been with City he has said all the right things and seems to be enjoying himself, so fair play to him. 


And to &quot;five&quot;, he might produce more offensively than Nani, but do how much defending do you think he would do? How much tracking back? The answer, of course, is sweet fuck all. City play a 4-3-3 with that Belgian lad, Kompany i think, covering for him so Robinho can just stand around up top and wait for the ball to come to his feet. Ronaldo works more for the club than he does, and thats saying something.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Tom actually, since he&#8217;s been with City he has said all the right things and seems to be enjoying himself, so fair play to him. </p>
<p>And to &#8220;five&#8221;, he might produce more offensively than Nani, but do how much defending do you think he would do? How much tracking back? The answer, of course, is sweet fuck all. City play a 4-3-3 with that Belgian lad, Kompany i think, covering for him so Robinho can just stand around up top and wait for the ball to come to his feet. Ronaldo works more for the club than he does, and thats saying something.</p>
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		<title>By: five</title>
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		<dc:creator>five</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;d have him over Nani any day of the fucking week.</description>
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		<title>By: OTRed</title>
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		<dc:creator>OTRed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He probably moved for the money and nothing else, but he has a point. At United, he wouldn&#039;t shine and be adored cus we really already have talented players, so he&#039;d be ordinary, but at City, due to the mediocrity of their squad, he&#039;ll probably shine more and be adored just like he is now. And waht an idiotic statement from him, there&#039;s nothing like a football club that can&#039;t go any higher, when you win trophies, you aim to win them AGAIN. There&#039;s no such thing as the max number of times you can win a trophy or the max number of trophies you can win. There&#039;s always a challenge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He probably moved for the money and nothing else, but he has a point. At United, he wouldn&#8217;t shine and be adored cus we really already have talented players, so he&#8217;d be ordinary, but at City, due to the mediocrity of their squad, he&#8217;ll probably shine more and be adored just like he is now. And waht an idiotic statement from him, there&#8217;s nothing like a football club that can&#8217;t go any higher, when you win trophies, you aim to win them AGAIN. There&#8217;s no such thing as the max number of times you can win a trophy or the max number of trophies you can win. There&#8217;s always a challenge.</p>
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		<title>By: Red-Manc</title>
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		<dc:creator>Red-Manc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This article really made me laugh and so have some of the comments, city are such a joke of a club and so is he with his bullshit comments

MASSSIVVVEEEEE!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article really made me laugh and so have some of the comments, city are such a joke of a club and so is he with his bullshit comments</p>
<p>MASSSIVVVEEEEE!</p>
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		<title>By: keanesmagichat</title>
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		<dc:creator>keanesmagichat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;the challenge appealed to me&quot;, what a bluffer his position at madrid was untenable, he had to go to city...no one else came in for him except the rent boys and madrid wouldnt deal with them... robinho will be gone in thr next 18 months.. what do ye think?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;the challenge appealed to me&#8221;, what a bluffer his position at madrid was untenable, he had to go to city&#8230;no one else came in for him except the rent boys and madrid wouldnt deal with them&#8230; robinho will be gone in thr next 18 months.. what do ye think?</p>
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		<title>By: chaosRed</title>
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		<dc:creator>chaosRed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well Given still has years left as a goal keeper and i&#039;m sure he could stay on for long. I would love to see him at united, he would be immense.

On the subject of the Richie de laet, i would hope he is a left back, but I doubt he is, maybe someone to cover for Pique we already have fabio and evra is not going anywhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well Given still has years left as a goal keeper and i&#8217;m sure he could stay on for long. I would love to see him at united, he would be immense.</p>
<p>On the subject of the Richie de laet, i would hope he is a left back, but I doubt he is, maybe someone to cover for Pique we already have fabio and evra is not going anywhere.</p>
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